#ives

How joyful to be together, alone as when we first were joined in our little house by the river long ago, except that now we know each other, as we did not then; and now instead of two stories fumbling to meet, we belong to one story that the two, joining, made. And now we touch each other with the tenderness of mortals, who know themselves ↗

— Wendell Berry

#love #soulmates #love

Only with the tools of production in their own hands could the workers ever hope to control their own lives and receive the fruits of their labor. ↗

— Ella R. Bloor

#could #ever #fruits #hands #hope

All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

#children #courage #house #into #lives

He who gives love, receives love. ↗

— Omar Torrijos Herrera

#love #receives #who

There is a story which is not being told strongly enough of the Afghan employees of the UN inside the country who are saving hundreds of thousands of lives everyday by their bravery and nobody talks of them. ↗

— Lakhdar Brahimi

#being #body talks #bravery #country #employees

Disenchantment, whether it is a minor disappointment or a major shock, is the signal that things are moving into transition in our lives. ↗

— William Throsby Bridges

#disenchantment #into #lives #major #minor

What does it matter how many lovers you have if none of them gives you the universe? ↗

— Jacques Lacan

#gives #how #lovers #many #matter

Mankind are divided into sects, and individuals think very differently on religious subjects, from the purest motives; and that gracious common Parent, who loves all his children alike, beholds with approbation every one who worships him in sincerity. ↗

— Joseph Lancaster

#approbation #beholds #children #common #differently

Even if some days I feel like I'm ready to fall apart, I am ultimately happier than I've ever been. My family gives me more joy than I thought possible, and my career fulfills me tremendously. All in all, I feel like am in the exact place I am supposed to be in, doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing. ↗

— Ali Landry

#apart #been #career #days #doing

Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#answers #desires #disappoint #expectation #gives